DOZ Issue 35 September 2018 - Page 14

5 Understand that when you are down, time is
not waiting for you. Time is moving on, people
are moving on, and for every minute that you stay
down you are missing out on time to finish. If
Heather Dorniden did not pick herself up quickly
and get back in the race, she would not have had
enough time to finish in first place. You don’t have
eternity to do what you have been called to do.
Your dreams are bound by time.
6 When you get back up and continue in the
race, understand that you must double your effort
to make up for lost time. No, you can no longer
afford to run at the same pace that you did before
you fell. And no, you cannot afford to run like
those who didn’t fall.
7 When you are determined and focused on
winning, you will discover that you beat your
record and set for yourself a new record. You
will also be introduced to a new you, one that
you never knew existed. Heather says she hit a
gear she never knew she had.
8 Understand that life happens, and don’t take it
personally when you fall. Great people know this.
9 Great women inspire others. Their story gives
hope and sends across a simple message, one that
says, if I can so can you. Heather Dorniden’s story
tells others that when they fall, they can still win if
they would pick themselves up and do it quickly.
10 Great women live a life of optimism. They have
no tolerance for negativity. It was optimism that
caused Heather Dorniden to get up and continue
running even when it seemed she could no longer
win.
11 Great women are full of hope. They hope for
the best and hope causes them to stand up every
time they fall. Hope causes them to try again.
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Leadership Lessons from the Life
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You cannot allow your body or your feelings
to tell you what you can or cannot do. Where
the mind goes, the body usually follows. When
Heather Dorniden fell, I am certain that she felt
pain, no doubt her body must have said to her,
“stay down, you can’t make it I am exhausted I am
bruised, and I just want some rest.” But Heather
obviously didn’t listen to her body, she continued
running and according to her, hit a gear she never
knew she had. Her mind continued going, and the
body followed.
2 When you fall, that is not the time to gather a
pity party and reminisce on how well things had
been going. Forget the past, forget what you lost,
forget those that have gone ahead of you. Just get
back in the game and continue running towards
your dreams.
3 When you fall, you need to get back up, and you
need to do it quickly. Great leaders are decisive.
4 Great women want results and have zero
tolerance for excuses. Heather could have stayed
down and made excuses for why she couldn’t
continue running, and people would have
understood. But she didn’t make excuses, she got
up and got up and chased after results.
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You don’t have to know how it is going to end
to get back in the game. Heather Dorniden had
no idea how it would end, but she got up quickly
and continued running. She gave it her best shot,
and she won!